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Peace Trail Quiz 2
30 St Michael’s Peace Garden
One of Coventry’s 18 Peace Gardens is planted within Lady Herbert’s Gardens. Each is dedicated to a country where Coventry has a twin city. Look for the triangular group of a hazel, holly and maple tree, each representing one of … Continue reading →
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29 The Future Monument
Also created by Jochen Gerz, the Future Monument is a glass obelisk surrounded by plaques celebrating former enemies that have become friends to Coventry, while a smaller ring of plaques represents many of the different communities to be found in … Continue reading →
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28 The Public Bench
The Public Bench by the German artist Jochen Gerz is decorated with plaques celebrating personal friendships, placed on the wall by more than 2000 local people. For information about the sculptor see this page.
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27 Millennium Place
Opened in 2003, Millennium Place, outside the Coventry Transport Museum, features artworks concerned with friendship and reconciliation on both a personal and community level.
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26 Belgrade Theatre
The city’s main theatre is named in honour of the capital of Serbia, once Yugoslavia, which was twinned with Coventry in 1957 and provided a gift of wood for the interior of the new building. On the building’s street frontage … Continue reading →
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25 St John the Baptist Church
Founded in 1344, the medieval St John the Baptist Church has seen much over its long history. The church hosts a copy of a prayer of atonement, from the Black Prince, seeking peace following his battles in France. In the … Continue reading →
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24 Lidice Place
At the entrance to the Lower Precinct a decorative plaque on a free-standing plinth commemorates another of Coventry’s friendship links born out of suffering, this time with the Czech village of Lidice, razed to the ground by the Nazis in … Continue reading →
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23 Ira Aldridge Plaque
In 1828, in the age of slavery, Aldridge became Manager of the Coventry Theatre – the first black person ever to run a British theatre. His performances and the plays he presented led the city to petition Parliament to abolish … Continue reading →
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22 Phoenix Statue
Near Dresden Place is the Phoenix sculpture. Coventry sculptor George Wagstaffe’s 1962 work is a personal take on the phoenix that symbolises the new city arising from the flames and destruction of the old.
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Peace Trail Quiz 1
21 Dresden Place
Dresden was twinned with Coventry in 1956 and remains one of the city’s closest links. This plaque can be found affixed to Christchurch Spire in Dresden Place. It reads: This plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Dresden Herr … Continue reading →
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20 Godiva Statue
Godiva was a historic person, the wife of Leofric, the 11th century Earl of Mercia. Legend has it that she rode naked through the streets of Coventry – covered only by her long hair –to gain a remission of the … Continue reading →
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19 Volgograd Memorial
Coventry’s links with Volgograd, formerly Stalingrad, were established in 1944 as a result of both cities experiencing the devastation of the Second World War. The epic battle for the city raged from the spring of 1942 to February 1943. More … Continue reading →
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18 Holy Trinity Church
This church, soaked in history, is a living, worshipping community of over 300 people a week. As a “Cross of nails” church, Holy Trinity Coventry is committed to peace and reconciliation. Things to look out for:— The “Dove of peace” … Continue reading →
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17 Coventry Council House
The construction of this beautiful building was interrupted by the First World War and finally completed in 1920. The Lord Mayor greets foreign dignitaries in his parlour and his Committee for Peace and Reconciliation meet here, as do Coventry Association … Continue reading →
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16 St. Mary’s Guild Hall
One of the finest surviving medieval guildhalls in England, St. Mary’s Guild Hall was first built in the 1340s and enlarged and embellished at the end of the fifteenth century. Its main attraction is the Great Hall, with its stained … Continue reading →
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15 Twin Cities Plinth
A peace garden was formally opened by Her Majesty the Queen Mother in 1990 and a sculpture and plaque marking that event stands at the main entrance to the Herbert Gallery and Museum with olive trees representing peace. A plinth … Continue reading →
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14 Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
The Peace and Reconciliation Gallery within the Herbert Museum reflects Coventry’s experience of war and the city’s post-war commitment to reconciliation. It explores themes of friendship, peace, and reconciliation at local, regional and international levels. In the history section of … Continue reading →
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New Cathedral Quiz
13 The Font
Sited beneath John Piper’s stunning Baptistry window the baptismal font is crafted from a boulder from a hillside near Bethlehem. It was donated in 1960 by the government of Jordan as a gesture towards Muslim, Christian and Jewish cooperation.
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